Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.6° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
59
59
59
59
59
59
46
60
65
65
54
62
62
54
52
40
40
40
41
41
39
37
37
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
W
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
SSE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:43AM1.63m
8:02PM1.68m
8:34AM1.68m
8:48PM1.66m
9:20AM1.71m
9:33PM1.65m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.19m
1:40PM0.23m
2:14AM0.15m
2:32PM0.21m
3:00AM0.13m
3:20PM0.20m
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cloud
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light rain
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light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:35
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7:27
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1
2
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2
7
7
1
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Temp °C
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
16
18
19
15
15
15
14
15
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
14
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
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